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Topic Review (Newest First)

07-10-2015 06:47 PM

Patriot

For those who replace the hoses and spray bar what do you go with? I find them too ridged.

06-20-2015 01:08 PM

ichy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oso Polar

Is it possible to adjust the flow on these filters if it'll be too much?

I plumped in my own valves on both the in and out side.
I use the out valve to adjust flow.
I didn't realize the quick release was a shut off valve until later.

06-20-2015 12:10 PM

Oso Polar

Is it possible to adjust the flow on these filters if it'll be too much?

06-19-2015 10:22 PM

HolyAngel

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oso Polar

What will be a good model for 50 gallon tank? 303A/303B or 304A/304B? Does somebody know what is the difference between 30x and 40x models, e.g. 303A and 403A? Description seems to be the same, so is it only color - white vs gray?!

Is UV usefull or A models (without UV lamp) will be a better choice?

Ah sunsuns, I have 3 or 4 of them. They work great, I'd go with x04 versions. Can't go wrong with extra flow. I wouldn't bother paying the extra $ for the UV/A version. I bought one and its fairly useless and you can't easily tell if its working or not. If you need UV later I'd get a decent inline one. Other than that, I think the difference between the 3xx and 4xx series is the 4's are a newer revision. The 3's have been out for years now and there were no 4xx series when I bought my last one, so I'd probably go with the 4's if I were to buy one myself right now.

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06-19-2015 06:56 PM

Oso Polar

What will be a good model for 50 gallon tank? 303A/303B or 304A/304B? Does somebody know what is the difference between 30x and 40x models, e.g. 303A and 403A? Description seems to be the same, so is it only color - white vs gray?!

Is UV usefull or A models (without UV lamp) will be a better choice?

03-31-2015 06:24 PM

santacruz

Mine after 5 days working
Only good things to say
Never had such a cristal clear water. Even with the JBL.
The flow is good.
Not so silent as rhe JBL

03-30-2015 11:40 PM

wootlaws

Mines (Aquatop CF400UV) running strong and quiet after 2 years of 24/7 use. My prime button has gotten really hard to push as it will stay depressed after pushed probably needs to be lubricated and I don't clean my filter as religiously as some people maybe 6 months - 1 year at a time.

03-30-2015 08:53 PM

santacruz

Is it normal the 302 piece of plastic on the out pipe?
A piece of white plastic (looks like a pre historic non return vale )

03-27-2015 07:39 PM

santacruz

just received mine yesterday

de JBLe700 goes to a smaller tank

de diferences are nigth and day
the plastics are fragile but with some care it should be fine i hope

all the media from the 3 trays on the jbl only fill one and half trays on the sunsun!
this thing is huge
first prime was mouth to straberry water directly on the intake blarrrrg

the good news is that after 10 hours working the water is crystal clear much better than with the JBL !!

during the wekend will post some more of this fragile but cheap and powerfull canister

sorry my english but not a fan of google translator

02-15-2015 01:54 PM

c0ldn3s5

Just bought the sunsun 302 pro kit, can I put the trays back in wrong? I'm seeing sand come out the out take sometimes when a Cory is over by it. Wondering if the filter trays go in a certain way, I have the holes lined up all the way to the lid. Can I have them turned wrong?

06-08-2014 01:08 AM

jedimasterben

I've had the HW-302 sitting unused since the tank I was going to be setting up didn't happen, and the current one is too small to use it effectively IMHO (especially with guppies), but now I've got another tank to put in its place that I'm gonna use it on, looking forward to it. I've been using the canister just as a mechanical filter every once in a while in my reef.

06-07-2014 10:19 PM

herns

Sunsun review

I am always a big fan of Eheim filters until finally tried Sunsun HW-402B 4-stage, today for my new tank.

Still too early to tell but initial setup goes very well. This filter is powerful and quite. Its a big filter with UV sterilizer for just less than $65 shipped.

04-14-2014 11:47 PM

DennisS

I have a 10 gal fresh. Do I need something to provide oxygen if I have the SunSun? I currently have just a Filter wheel.

04-03-2014 01:23 AM

Charlest

Ohh. Yea sowNreap I measured the gph empty nothing.in the filter.

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04-03-2014 12:56 AM

sowNreap

I bought my 304a from an ebay seller with no problems. Been running it for about 1 year. Never measured the actual GPH (which would depend on how you stuff the canister). I did notice if I used all the pieces to make the longest spraybar possible the flow seemed to decrease quite a bit. I took off just 1 section & it made a big difference.

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